Fundraising | Oct 30, 2017 Moorfield exceeds target on first close of new value-add real estate fund by Jody Barhanovich Moorfield Group has surpassed the £100 million ($132 million) target on the first close of its new value-add real estate fund.
Investors | Oct 30, 2017 Real Estate Research Institute seeks proposals by Larry Gray The Real Estate Research Institute is seeking proposals for funding of research projects planned for 2018.
Fundraising | Oct 27, 2017 DRC Capital raises £471m for European debt fund by Jody Barhanovich DRC Capital has raised £471 million ($617 million) for its latest European debt fund, DRC European Real Estate Debt Fund III.
Transactions | Oct 27, 2017 WeWork continues to expand by Andrea Waitrovich WeWork is in exclusive talks to buy a 12-building office campus in the City of London for £600 million ($785 million).
Investors | Oct 27, 2017 Illinois TRS earns 12.6% rate of investment return for fiscal year 2017 by Press Release The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois investments has generated a positive 12.6 percent rate of return, net of fees, during fiscal year 2017.
Transactions | Oct 27, 2017 CyrusOne expands presence in North Texas by Andrea Waitrovich CyrusOne has plans for a new state-of-the-art data center campus in Allen, Texas, north of Dallas.
Investors | Oct 27, 2017 Allianz invests €100m in Hines European value fund by Andrea Waitrovich Allianz has committed €100m million ($116 million) to the Hines Value Fund.
Transactions | Oct 27, 2017 Recent commercial real estate transactions by Roxy Rhodes Transactions reported this week included the sale of a retail property in New York City.
Research | Oct 26, 2017 OCERS records 11% total return for fiscal year by Jody Barhanovich The Orange County (Calif.) Employees Retirement System’s total fund recorded a 1.3 percent increase (recording more than $188 million in investment gains) in the month of September.
Investors | Oct 26, 2017 Grupo Ferré Rangel launches real estate investment firm Kingbird Properties by Andrea Waitrovich Grupo Ferré Rangel has launched a new wholly owned subsidiary, Kingbird Properties, to expand its real estate portfolio in the United States and Latin America.
Research | Oct 26, 2017 Smaller cities are favorites for investment and development in 2018 by Jody Barhanovich “Smaller and secondary” are the leading themes running through this year’s top cities in the latest Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2018.
Research | Oct 26, 2017 19m sf under development on SF Peninsula by Andrea Waitrovich Currently, there are 11.7 million square feet of office development and 7.0 million square feet of research & development (R&D) space in the pipeline for San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Fundraising | Oct 26, 2017 American Realty continues to raise capital for value-added fund by Jody Barhanovich American Realty Advisors has raised additional capital for its open-ended fund.
Research | Oct 26, 2017 OP&F reports 8.1% one-year net return for real estate by Jody Barhanovich Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund has reported a 2.1 percent net return for its real estate portfolio during the second quarter 2017 and a 12-month net return of 8.1 percent for periods ended June 30, 2017.
Research | Oct 26, 2017 Commercial property performance steady in third quarter by Released The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries has released third quarter 2017 results for the NCREIF Property Index .
Fundraising | Oct 26, 2017 HighBrook opens new income property fund to investors by Jody Barhanovich HighBrook Investment Management has opened its next income property fund to investors.
Research | Oct 26, 2017 Income continues to support timberland performance in third quarter by Andrea Waitrovich The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries has released third quarter 2017 results of the NCREIF Timberland Index.
Transactions | Oct 25, 2017 Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT sells data centers for $1b by Andrea Waitrovich In separate deals, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT has sold two data centers for a combined $1 billion.
Investors | Oct 25, 2017 U.S. data center REIT launches Japanese data center JV by Andrea Waitrovich Digital Realty Trust has formed a partnership with Mitsubishi Corp. to create a data center provider in Japan.
Transactions | Oct 25, 2017 WeWork acquires Lord & Taylor’s NYC flagship store for $850m by Andrea Waitrovich Hudson’s Bay Co. has sold Lord & Taylor’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan for $850 million to WeWork.